Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) traded down 5.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $106.37 and last traded at $107.27. Approximately 60,539,592 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 28% from the average daily volume of 47,472,387 shares. The stock had previously closed at $113.50.
Key Palantir Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ARK Invest reportedly bought about $3.3 million of Palantir shares, helping fuel “buy the dip” interest after the stock hit 52-week lows. Why Is Palantir Stock Surging On Friday?
- Positive Sentiment: Wedbush and other bullish commentators argued the recent tech selloff is a buying opportunity, saying investors still underestimate Palantir’s role in enterprise AI. Wedbush brushes off tech sell-off as buying chance in multi-year AI bull run
- Positive Sentiment: New growth catalysts were highlighted from Palantir’s partnerships with Zeta Global and the U.S. Army, reinforcing demand for its software platform. Palantir’s Valuation Problem Just Met 2 New Growth Catalysts
- Positive Sentiment: Several articles pointed out that PLTR has become one of the most oversold mega-cap tech names, suggesting the stock may be stretched too far to the downside. Palantir Becomes Most Oversold Mega-Cap Tech Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Palantir’s recent rebound also came as software stocks outperformed semiconductors, reflecting a broader sector rotation rather than a company-specific breakthrough. The Market Rotation Is On. ServiceNow, Workday, and AppLovin Rise as Software Tops Chips.
- Negative Sentiment: Despite the bounce, Palantir is still under pressure from a broad AI/software selloff, concerns about rich valuation, and fear that expectations ran ahead of fundamentals. Why Palantir Stock Soared Today
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish coverage also continued, including a Seeking Alpha piece on “accelerating AI risks,” underscoring investor worries about competition and the sustainability of Palantir’s premium multiple. Palantir: Accelerating AI Risks
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have weighed in on PLTR. UBS Group raised Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Phillip Securities raised their price target on Palantir Technologies from $190.00 to $202.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “underperform” rating on the stock. Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $205.00 to $151.00 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.76.
Palantir Technologies Stock Up 5.3%
The business has a 50-day moving average price of $135.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $150.44. The company has a market capitalization of $270.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 126.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.53.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 28.34% and a net margin of 43.67%.Palantir Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.16 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,128 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $2,330,093.12. Following the sale, the insider owned 375,242 shares in the company, valued at $51,047,921.68. The trade was a 4.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 397,744 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $54,109,093.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $875,044,378.32. This represents a 5.82% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 927,270 shares of company stock valued at $126,197,785. Company insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Palantir Technologies
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PLTR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after buying an additional 1,557,828 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 102,385,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,198,990,000 after acquiring an additional 1,126,418 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 54,200,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,599,882,000 after acquiring an additional 805,047 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $5,149,641,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,415,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,984,281,000 after purchasing an additional 616,297 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Palantir Technologies Company Profile
Palantir Technologies is a software company that develops data integration, analytics and operational decision-making platforms for government and commercial customers. Founded in 2003 by a team that included Alex Karp and Peter Thiel, Palantir has grown into a provider of enterprise-scale software designed to help organizations integrate disparate data sources, build analytic models and drive operational workflows. The company went public in 2020 and continues to position its products around large, complex data projects where security, provenance and real-time collaboration are important.
Palantir’s product portfolio centers on a small number of core platforms.
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